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Support for a tobacco sales ban at 60%
since 2008
2006: mean of
2; 2007 none. 2008: mean of 2; 2009: 1 poll; 2010: mean of 4 polls.
Caution: the types
of polls varied. See graphs below for further information. However:
Taken together, all
polls asking for a yes/no response show an increase in support for ending
tobacco
sales, up from 40-50% in 2006 to
around 60% in the four polls taken 2008 to 2010.
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August 3-7, 2010
Should
tobacco be banned from sale in New Zealand?
Yahoo pop-up poll, 22,292 votes
Caution: website polls are
unscientific, but the numbers voting are very high.
We do not know if this poll
eliminates repeat voting. The results are consistent with other polls in
2010.
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Simon Bridges MP Tauranga
on-line poll, July 2010
“Tobacco
smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in New Zealand.
What should the Government
do?”
Results as at 15 July 2010, 207 votes reported
http://www.free-website-polls.com/poll.php?show_poll=85078
Question choices
abbreviated. Note: on-line polls are unscientific,
especially if numbers are small.
Note: No
anti smoking organisation is suggesting there
be a total ban on tobacco smoking ie
Prohibition.
Small on-line poll, 207 votes only. The vote is split four ways.
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2 August 2010 NZ Herald.
New Zealand should be a smokefree
nation by 2020
UMR
surveys, funded
by ASH. 750 respondents, telephone omnibus nationally representative
sample.
“New
Zealand should be a completely Smokefree nation by 2020.
This means smoked tobacco would
not be widely available for sale."
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Cigarettes
and tobacco should not be sold in New Zealand in 10 years time.
UMR April 2010, funded by ASH. 750
respondents, telephone omnibus nationally representative sample. 
“Cigarettes and tobacco
should not be sold in New Zealand in 10 years time”
by ethnic group
UMR April 2010, funded by ASH. 750
respondents, telephone omnibus nationally representative sample
Note:
Pacific people comprised only 3% of those polled, and may not be
representative of this group.
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NZ Herald 24 Sep 09
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Should the sale of
tobacco be banned? 2009 newspaper website poll
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Front page website poll in response to Hone Harawira’s call to ban tobacco sales.
N=6745
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Website poll 21 Feb 2008 www.nzherald.co.nz
in response to news of NZ
research showing “Teens addicted by one smoke”. N = 2192
(Note: website
polls are unscientific).
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Support for an end to tobacco sales within 10
years: 2008, percentages.
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National Research Bureau 2008 Health and Lifestyles
Survey.
face to face poll; Health
Sponsorship Council funded.
N= 422 European &
other, Maori 392, Pacific 324 respondents. Thomson G, Wilson N, Edwards
R. Kiwi support for the end of
tobacco sales: NZ governments lag behind public support for advanced
tobacco control policies. Letter. NZ Med J 2010; 123: 1308.
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http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1308/3957/ Note: support of smokers is higher
(45%) if more effective nicotine
substitutes become available. http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1307/3931
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Public attitudes to the role of
government in controlling smoking, 2006; mailed questionnaire
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ISSP (International Social Services Project) Massey University,
August to October 2006, 2000 surveyed, 60% response rate. 1200 NZ
residents age 18 and over, replied with valid mailed responses. http://marketing.massey.ac.nz/files/RoleofGovt.pdf
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Telephone
poll on a tobacco products sales ban
Do you support a ban on the sale of all
tobacco products in New Zealand?
Conducted by TNS, March 2006. Released by
TV3, 2 April 2006, 1000 participants, age 18 and over.
Nationally representative. No breakdown was available by smoking
status. The ratio of Yes to No
votes is 1.24 to 1.
Ethnic breakdown of TNS-TV3 poll:
Conducted by TNS, March 2006. Released by TV3,
2 April 2006,
1000 participants. Nationally representative.
No breakdown was available by smoking
status.
Comment: Of the 93 Maori responding, 60% support a
sales ban, even though nearly half of Maori are known (from other
surveys) to smoke. Asians also voted strongly for a sales ban (This would
be consistent with few Asian women smoking according to other surveys).
The Pacific result is not statistically significant as only 28 responded.
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Stuff website poll on a smoking ban
Could a total
smoking ban in New Zealand work?
This question was asked
just after 22 February 2006. The wording of the question reflects the
original story which suggested that smoking would not be allowed
anywhere. Ainsley Thomson. “Maori Party:
Ban smoking anywhere, any time.” NZ Herald 22 February 2006, page
A1. (Note: a total smoking ban is
not supported by End Smoking NZ)
Yes (1812 votes, 28.1%)
No (4459
votes, 69.2%)
Not
sure (174 votes, 2.7%)
Caution: Stuff
website polls are not scientific and reflect the opinions of only those
internet users who have chosen to participate. -www.stuff.co.nz
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Dr Murray Laugesen QSO chair; Prof Ross
McCormick, Sir John Scott KBE, Trish Fraser MPH, Dr Marewa Glover, Trustees
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